Scanning and Editing

Black & White Negatives

Scanning

2. Adjust Settings to what you see here

1. Open Epson Scan

3. Click Preview

5. Click Histogram
Adjustment

4. Check images you

want to scan

6. Click the image and adjust the it by dragging the triangles to the
edge of the Histogram, click Close when done - do this for each image

It will look too dark, thats okay - it will be adjusted later

7. Click on File Save Settings

8. Choose Other in order
to save to the Desktop,
name it and select JPEG

9. Click Scan

10. Open Photoshop

12. Convert to
Grayscale

11. Crop (C) and Rotate if needed

13. Resize image, uncheck Resample Image and change

resolution to 300 (ignore the Width and Height, they
should be close to 14 X 9 but may not be exact)

15. Adjust by
moving the
black and
14. Create a Levels white triangles
Adjustment Layer
in until it
looks the best

Editing

Slide the gray

triangle left or right.
Look for contrast as
well as details in
highlights and
shadows

16. Fine tune by using the Brush

tool to paint black or white in the
layer mask for that adjustment layer
Adjust your brush size, lower
the hardness to 0, and lower
the opacity to around 30%
Adjustment Layer
layer mask

Anywhere
you paint
black will
be erased,
painting
white will
put it back

You can create as many Level adjustment layers as needed to

tweak highlights and shadows. This works in a similar way to
Dodging and Burning in the darkroom - only easier!

17. Create an adjustment layer

for Brightness/Contrast if
more editing is needed.

Edit dramatically and then erase

what you dont want by painting in
the layer mask for the adjustment
layer with black. This is like using
filters in the darkroom.

On the left is the Brightness/Contrast adjustment,

on the right is after parts were painted away. Dont
forget to go slowly, lower your Hardness to 0 and
keep your opacity low. Press X to switch to white
and paint back in adjustments if needed.

Flatten
Complete this only after you have
finished all other edits and no
longer need the Photoshop layers.

18. Go to Layer > Flatten Image

to Flatten all your layers.

Dust Removal
19. On a flattened
image (only one layer)
Use the Spot Healing
Brush Tool (J) to
select dust that needs
to be removed.

Adjust the Diameter

as needed and make
the Hardness 0%

20. You can also use the Clone Stamp Tool

(S) for more specific editing. Hold Option to
select where you are copying from, then let
go and click to paste.

21. Adjust the Diameter and

Hardness like before but also
adjust the Opacity (I usually
leave it around 30-40%).

Saving

23. Save As, add edit

to the name and
change Format to
JPEG if it is not

22. Go to File >

Save As
24. Drag the
slider to the
right for
maximum
quality

Resizing

26. Save As,

add small to
25. Resize for Mahara by going to the name, save
Image>Image Size. Check Resample
as a JPEG
Image, and change the resolution
to 72 (ignore width and height)

Rename your final files with

the name of the assignment

Make an Originals folder

and a Finals folder to
separate your photos

You now have 2 versions of your scan in addition to the orginal:

1. Edited file, flattened, and saved as a JPEG at 300 resolution
2. Edited file saved as a JPEG resized to 72 resolution for Mahara